The gentleman's compleat jockey : with the perfect horseman, and experienc'd farrier. Containing, I. The nature of horses; their breeding, feeding and management in all paces, to fit them for war, racing, travel, hunting, or other recreations and advantages. II. The true method, with proper rules and directions to order, diet and physick the running-horse, to bring him to any match, or race, with success. III. The methods to buy horses, and prevent being cheated; noting the particular marks of the good and bad horses, in all their circumstances. IV. How to make blazes, stars and snips: to fatten a horse with little charge, and to make him lively and lovely. V. The whole art of a farrier, in curing all diseases, griefs and sorrances incident to horses; with their symptoms and causes. VI. The methods of shooing, blooding, roweling, purging, and prevention of diseases, and many other things, from long experience and approved practice. by A. S. gent.

Author/creator A. S.
Other author Speed, Adolphus, fl. 1652-1659.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : printed for Henry Nelme, at the Leg and Star, over-against the Royal Exchange in Cornhil, 1697.
Description[4], 164, [12], p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. (metalcut)
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Variant title Gentleman's compleat jockey: with the perfect horseman and farrier
Variant title Compleat horseman: or, True art of horsemanship, in all its parts and perfections
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteWrongly ascribed to Adolphus Speed.
General noteContains engraved frontispiece depicting the anatomy of a horse.
General noteCaption title on p. 1 reads: The gentleman's compleat jockey: with the perfect horseman and farrier.
General noteCaption title on p. 23 reads: The compleat horseman: or, True art of horsemanship, in all its parts and perfections; ..
General noteWith four final contents leaves and 2 final advertisement leaves.
General noteTightly bound; some print show-through.
General noteReproduction of the original in the British Library.
References Wing (2nd ed.) S5
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2040:19)
Stock numberCL0037000080 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106

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